Turn to Tech for Seamless Science Routines

Integrating *the right edtech tools* into your middle school or high school science curriculum and instruction -- everyday lesson plans for science -- can make active learning a realistic routine, enhance student-centered culture in your classroom, and make students' thinking visible by providing a means to collect regular, reliable evidence of learning.

 

In this episode, I'll share exactly what I mean when I say "TRADE YOUR TALK FOR TECH"!  And, I'm not limiting this discussion to designing inquiry-based lesson plans for science ... together, we'll consider the role of edtech in every aspect of teaching science:  

💥BEFORE instruction (planning lessons) 💥DURING instruction  (delivering lessons) 💥AFTER instruction  (providing feedback and analyzing outcomes)

 

This video has three distinct parts:

✅🧑‍💻⛔ In Part 1, I present the pros and cons of teaching with technology and its unique role as a facilitator of guided inquiry and instructional design.

 

📝 In Part 2, I'll demonstrate my process for sourcing free science simulations online to develop guided inquiry activities.  

 

🎓 In Part 3, I'll show you around the edtech products, SeeSaw and BookWidgets. These are critical components of my student-centered system for teaching science as a practice!  You'll get a sneak peek at the backend of these tools while I share soooo many best practices to help you realize their potential for transforming your workflow as you show up to serve every student everyday. 💯

 

WHAT TO EXPECT:

 

‼️INTRODUCTION ‼️ 00:00 Consistency helps create classroom culture. 03:19  Pros and Cons to Teaching Science With Technology

 

⏱️ BEFORE Instruction ⏱️ 06:46  Planning Lessons for Guided Inquiry

 

⏱️📝 BEFORE Instruction | Planning Lessons ⏱️📝 08:41  Types of EdTech for Guided Inquiry 10:29  Search For EdTech With Me! 17:01  Sourcing EdTech Best Practices Recap

 

‼️ 14:52  What You Can Do When You Can't Find Any Suitable Edtech For Guided Inquiry!

 

⏱️ DURING Instruction | Delivering Lessons & Follow-Up ⏱️ 22:17  In-Person Instruction 22:45  About SeeSaw 23:49  SeeSaw, 3 Important Areas Tour 31:01  Fantastic Features of SeeSaw (Why I Wouldn't Want To Teach Without It!) 35:53  Reasons for Asynchronous Instruction 37:23  About BookWidgets 39:49  BookWidgets, Examples of Worksheets I've Built 44:49  Fantastic Features of BookWidgets

 

‼️ 48:16  The EdTech Essentials Guide to Active Learning in Science | How To Get It!

 

Add an hour of do-not-disturb time to your calendar, open up some browser tabs, and work alongside this powerful professional development session to get one step closer to a work life you'll love! 💗

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💻 Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science:  https://labineverylesson.com/essentials

 

EDTECH TOOLS TAUGHT IN THIS VIDEO: *BookWidgets:  https://www.bookwidgets.com/ **SeeSaw:  https://seesaw.com/

*I do not receive compensation from BookWidgets to promote their product.   **I am a SeeSaw Pioneer, which means that I have been using their product for more than a year and I complete an annual refresh training.  I am gifted a free PRO licence for keeping my Pioneer status active, but there is no expectation in that agreement for me to promote the product.

 

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

💥 The Active Learning Action Plan:  https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan

💥 The Digital Instructional Design Studio:  https://labineverylesson.com/studio

💥 Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum:  https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons/

💥 My TpT Store:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson#

LESSONS USED AS EXAMPLES IN THIS VIDEO:

⚛️ LEWIS STRUCTURES FOR SMALL MOLECULES

➡️Complete interactive lesson PowerPoint: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Science-Lesson-for-Teaching-Lewis-Structures-for-Small-Molecules-7193826

➡️BookWidgets worksheet: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Interactive-Notebook-for-Learning-Lewis-Str